An Iowa television reporter says she publicly identifies as a transgender woman, gradually coming into her identity over the course of several years.
DES MOINES, Iowa — A Des Moines television reporter announced this week on a newscast that she will publicly identify as a transgender woman.said that for a long time she didn’t think she would be able to reveal her identity on air.
She is not the first reporter to make that announcement. ESPN journalist M.A. Voepel announced in a tweet in August that he is transitioning and would use male pronouns. She said that at work she felt like “I was someone I didn’t really feel like” when she dressed in slacks and button-up shirts.
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